By your gracious cooperation in the transition process, you have shown a watching world that we are a united people pledged to maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty to a greater degree than any other, and I thank you and your people for all your help in maintaining the continuity which is the bulwark of our Republic.

CNN: Inaugural Address

As far as we can tell it doesn't have any TiVo-like technology for divining your tastes, though it does allow an extensive list of preferences and apparently has a range of search and display functions to help you keep track of all that's in there (which with a 400GB drive could be up to 67 hours even at the highest quality).

ENGADGET: Hitachi's 400GB hard disk video recorder

Among all the nations who have sent help to Haiti, could you tell us which, if any, were Muslim nations?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

"There were always odd jobs to be done - re-wiring, painting, fixing things - and I would watch and help and pick up these skills, all of which come in really handy when working in Antarctica where you have to be entirely self-sufficient, " he added.

BBC: Antarctic career lands Tudor Morgan Queen's Polar Medal

"Although all of these patches can help mend wounds, it really depends on the wound itself as to which patch you should use, " McGuire said.

CNN: Lab-created skin helps wounds heal